Clarksville, Arkansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clarksville, Johnson County.
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Clarksville unfurls against a backdrop of rolling hills, where the Arkansas River, a broad, indifferent ribbon, carves its slow path through the Ozark foothills. It lies 23.0 miles north-west of Russellville, AR (from Russellville, AR: bearing 306°T), and is situated 4.9 miles west-north-west of Lamar. The air here, especially as the afternoon sun begins its descent, carries the damp, earthy scent of fertile soil and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening fruit, a constant reminder of the agricultural abundance that defines this corner of Johnson County. Streets are lined with mature trees, their canopies creating dappled patterns on the pavement, and the houses, a mix of older clapboard structures and more modern builds, exude a quiet, lived-in character, their porches often adorned with potted plants and the gentle hum of cicadas providing a persistent soundtrack to the day. This land, long shaped by the ebb and flow of the Arkansas River and the patient cultivation of its people, has seen its share of history. Clarksville’s roots run deep, established long before the advent of the automobile, and its economy has traditionally been anchored by agriculture, particularly the cultivation of peaches and other fruits that thrive in the region’s climate, their harvest a celebrated event each summer. The river itself has been both a highway and a challenge, influencing trade and settlement patterns for generations, and remnants of its past can still be felt in the town’s enduring connection to the water, a quiet acknowledgment of the forces that continue to shape its identity.
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| Location | Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 35.471472°N, 93.466573°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 72830 |
| Area Code | 479 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clarksville, Arkansas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Clarksville includes coordinates 35.471472°N, 93.466573°W, situated in Johnson County. ZIP code 72830. Telephone area code: 479. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.